Cinco Tres son Muy Caliente

Cinco Tres son Muy Caliente

It was less than 10 days ago when I was sitting in the bleachers at Wrigley listening to Sid taunt Bobby A. for only having 3 HRs. Bobby proceeded to go yard that day and when he did, Sid booed.

Since that Sunday game at Wrigley, Bobby has been nothing short of an MVP with a bat in his hands. You don't have to like Bobby Abreu, but you can't argue with the fact that his recent hitting surge has been impressive.

The Phillies took the series opener against the Cards but their defense looked horrific. Jimmy Rollins had two errors for the first time in his career.

Ryan Howard finally went yard, hopefully this will help him get things going and allow him to stay in the line up once Thome comes back to DH.

Corey Lidle pitched well and the bullpen held on, but Billy Wagner has seemed very human in his recent appearances.

Everyone's favorite presidential candidate Pedro from Napolean Dynamite was in attendance, he had a microphone at one point and screemed, "I love Philadelphia!!!" to cheers. Larry Anderson was sporting a Vote for Pedro tee shirt.

"I think anybody who knows me or who has played with or against me along the road here, knows that I am not that kind of player," Manning said, according to a statement released by the Flyers. "I am not out there intentionally trying to hurt people. I'm a guy who plays the game hard and I take pride in that."

Gretzky didn't mind seeing that fire in McDavid, saying competitiveness is part of what makes the great ones great. And he said the targeting comes with the territory of being a superstar. It was something he and Mario Lemieux dealt with, too.

"And Connor, he's going to get tested every night, but this is not new for him," Gretzky said Friday at the NHL board of governors meetings. "He's been tested since he was a kid and then playing junior hockey and now in the NHL and he's always responded and done his part."